Window-fixture.



D. D. HIDOLITO, DDDD. H. O. HIPGLITO, ADMIHISTBATBIX.

WINDOW FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.17, 1907 19123742, Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

7a3/WMM m@ THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOToAL/THO.. WASHINGTON. D. L

llNlEM WLAN@ FATFN @Fll DAVID E. HIPOLITO, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA;HAZEL C. HIPOLITO, OF LOS ,i ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ADMINISTRATRIX OF SAIDDAVID E. HIPOLI'IO, DEGEASED,

ASSIGNOR T0 HERSELF, INDIVIDUALLY.

WINDOW-FIXTURE.

Application filed December 17, 1907.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, DAVID EDWARD Hiro- Lrro, acitizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county ofLos Angeles and State of California, have invented a new andusefulWindow-Fixture, of which the following is a specification. v

An object of the invention is to provide a simple device that can besold to the trade ready for application by a mechanic who can select ormake the wooden parts for the window, and which device can, by suchmechanic, be applied to such wooden parts, and which device, when soapplied will afford strong and reliable frictional means to hold thewindow sash in place, will allow the same to tilt when required, andwill yieldingly hold it from tilting, except upon application ofrequisite force.

The invention comprises a pair of rubplates of light, strong and novelconstruction pivotally connected together and adapted to hold betweenthem a tongue or weather strip that may be so constructed and applied asto close the joint between two faces that are pivotally connectedtogether.

The invention comprises a new article of manufacture and the combinationand parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Various objects and advantages may appear from the subjoined detaileddescription.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a fragmental view partly sectioned illustrating the fixtureas applied in practical use. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the articleof manufacturel to be sold to the trade, comprising the fixture platesand connection, arranged as the same will be delivered to the trade, andomitting the springs. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the deviceshown in Fig. 2 with springs in place. Fig. 4 is an end view ofthe samewith springs in section. Fig. 5 is a cross section of the fixture asapplied in a window, :c5-m5, Fig. 1, indicates the line of section.Figs. 6 and 7 are face views of the respective rub plates detached. Fig.8 is an enlarged fragmental detail showing clearly the connectionbetween the bolt and channeled rub-plate.

The rub-plate 1 is pressed from sheet Specification of Letters Patent.

Parenteel aan. 5, rois.

Serial N o. 406,954.

attaching plates rub together. A bolt 3 inserted through a centralopening in the rub-plate 2 and screw-seated in a central opening 6 inthe rub-plate 1 and held adjustably in place by a jam-nut 7. Theleafspring 8 is placed in the channel 4 upon the bolt 3, and a similarleaf-spring 9 is placed upon the bolt 3 outside of the rub-plate 2.

The fixture comprises the parts above enumerated as adapted to bemanufactured and placed on the market for the purpose of providing areversible window with a weatherproof joint; a pair of said fixturesbeing applied to each reversible sash.

l0 designates a sash.

11 designates a stile of the sash, the same being deeply channeled, asshown at 12, to receive the deeply channeled rub-plate 1.

13 isa slightly grooved member in the form of a strip to provide arunner or shoe for the sash. The grooved rub-plate 2 is seated in saidslightly grooved member'. The channels of the stile and the groove ofthe strip correspond in depth to the channel of the rub-plate 1 and thegroove of the rnbplate respectively secured thereto.

14 is a tongue or weather strip yieldingly mounted in the channel 4 andadapted to be spring-pressed by means of the spring 8 and, whererequired by auxiliary springs 8f into the shallow groove 5.

The spring 9 on the sash runner or shoe strip, is applied between thebolt head 15, and the outside strip or runner, 13, so that the strip isyieldingly forced toward the stile at the same time that the tongue orweather strip is yieldingly forcedtoward the strip. By this means aconstant pressure is applied to hold the rub-plates togather, and alsoto hold the tongue or weather strip 14 and strip 13 together.

Thetongue has a rounded engaging face 16 to pass vout of the shallowgroove 5 without jamming whenever the sash is turned relatively to thestrip or shoe 13.

The rub-plates are each provided with perforated attaching plates 17,having per- VforationslS, to receive screws 2O for fastening therub-plates to the respective members as 11 and 13 which the fixture isintended to secure together. ,In the form shown in the drawingsthencentral perforation 6 of the channeled rub-plate is provided withscrew threads 21, and the degree of friction between the rub-plates maybe varied by loosening' and` tightening the bolt 3, and thentheadjustmentmay be maintained by setting' the j am-nut 7.

In practicaluse `the reversible window is held against free pivotalmovement by the friction, of the rub-plates which may be adjusted asabove detailed to any desired degre'efof frictional resistance, and inadditionto such resistance the resistance of the spring pressed tongueor AWeather strip helps to hold the window sash firmly in place in thewindow, frame 22 which is grooved in thejusual way,to receive themembers 13 and allow the same to slide up and down.

The plates are of practically the same areaafter being bent up and areof greater length than width and the perforations 1S bywhich they are tobe fastened to the members that are to be united are spaced apart agreater distance than the width of the plates, so thaty when the platesare turnedcrosswise upon each other access to the perforations isafforded on each side of the plates. The space between the perforationsv18V at the op'positevends is somewhat greater than the thickness of themembers to be united, so thatwhen the plates haver beenl `pivvotedtogetherthey can be turned crosswise Ato each other and then appliedrespectively to the members to be united and' screws inserted throughthe perforations and into Vsuch members. v The rub-'plates are channeledfor a twofold purpose, the channel construction serving .to permittheuse of very light material which can bereadily stamped into the formyand cankbe soldat a minimum price; and in .thesecond place, thelchannels serve the purpose of accommodating the weather strip to make atight joint. j Itis not necessary, however, inV every instance that awea'therstripy shall be used, the main featurev ofthe ,invention beingthe novel form of `the?.rino-plates whereby their lightness, cheapnessandstrength are secured.

making the rub-plates of the channeledv yform and providing them withattachingplates extending outwardly from thechannelsand adapted to rubagainst eachother greatstrength and a degree of resiliency is securedwith comparatively light material and the rub-plates are adapted for usewith or without the weather strip. Appropriate friction can be providedfor by adjusting the nut 7 before the plate 1 is screwed to the sash.engaging the bottom of the channeled plate meets with a measurablyresilient resistance as will be understood by reference to Fig. l so asto maintain a satisfactory frictional contact in spite of the wear andwithout frequent adjustments.

Important features of the foregoing construction that should beparticularly noted as being of great advantage are the channels in therub-plates, one of said channels being curved, a weather strip designedto seat-in said curved channel and substantially fitting from side toside of the other channel so that it will work smoothly in said channel,a bolt adjustably pivoting the two rub-plates together, and a leafspring mounted on the bolt between the bottom of4 said other channel andthe weather strip and designed to press at its ends against the weatherstrip, the value of this construction being that the weather strip isthus pressed by the leaf spring at two widely separated points, one oneach side of the bolt, so that when the weather strip swings around theaxis of the bolt, the weather strip will not tend to cant out of trueparallelism with the grooved member 13.

Vhat I claim is 1. A window fixture comprising means forming a channeladapted to receive a weather strip and a spring, attaching platesextending outwardly from the sides of the channel, a rub-plate having alongitudinal groove in opposition to the channel and having attachingplates at the sides of the groove in opposition to the first attachingplates, a bolt connecting the two rub-plates together, a spring upon thebolt outside of the grooved rub-plate, and a spring upon the bolt in thechannel.

2. In a window, means forming achannel adapted to receive a weatherstrip and a spring, attaching plates extending outwardly from the sidesof the channel and forming a rub-plate; a second rub-plate having alongitudinal groove in opposition to the channel and having attachingplates at the sides of the groove in opposition to the irst attachingplates, a bolt inserted through the centers of the rub-plates, a runnerupon the outer end of the bolt against. the second rubp1ate,`a weatherstrip upon the bolt in the channel against the inner face of the secondrub-plate, a spring upon the bolt in the channel against the weatherstrip, and a second spring upon the bolt against the outer face of therunner.

3. A fixture for pivotally connecting two members together, saidfixtures consisting The nut j of tWo rub-plates, one of which is formedwith a deep channel having straight parallel side-Walls to form a guidefor a Weather strip and the other of which plates is arched across thechannel and adapted to seat a rounded side of the Weather strip; both ofsaid rub-plates being provided With corresponding flanges the flanges ofone plate engaging those of the other plates; said flanges beingrperforated to receive fasteners for fastening the rub-plates to separatemembers; the arch and the foor of the channel being perforated toreceive a bolt; and a bolt in pivotal relation to the arch and in fixedrelation to the channel floor. 15.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, Cal.,this 5th day of December, 1907.

D. E. HIPOLITO.

Witnesses:

JAMES R. TOWNSEND, M. BEULAH TOWNSEND.

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